辣
HSK 4freq #2791
Meanings
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- 1.hot (spicy)
- 2.pungent
- 3.(of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting
- 4.to burn
- 1.old variant of 辣[là]
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Wiktionary
- 1.spicy; hot; peppery; pungent; hot
- 2.to be spicy; to be hot; to burn
- 3.cruel; vicious
- 4.a surname, La
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *raːd): semantic 辛 + abbreviated phonetic 束 (OC *raːd). Possibly cognate with 厲 (OC *m·rads), 烈 (OC *red).
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Components
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Example sentences
辣点儿没关系。
I don't mind if it's hot.
辣点儿没关系。
I don't mind if it's hot and spicy.
湯姆喜歡辣咖哩。
Tom likes hot curry.
韓國菜一般都很辣。
Korean food is generally very spicy.
汤姆不喜欢任何辣的食物。
Tom doesn't like any kind of spicy food.
说实话，这对我来说有点太辣了。
To tell you the truth, this is a little too spicy for me.
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Derived terms
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